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Built-up
letters.

Three-dimensional letters fabricated from stainless steel, brass, aluminium or acrylic. Pin-mounted off the wall, hand-finished, and built to outlast the building they're on.

A built-up letter is a proper piece of fabrication, not a sticker. We cut the returns, fold or weld the faces, sand every edge by hand, and mount each letter clear of the wall on stand-offs so it throws a shadow and reads properly from the street. Stainless steel and aluminium suit a clean, modern shopfront; brass and copper age into a warm patina that a lot of our Lake District clients — hotels, restaurants, holiday parks — specifically ask for because it looks right against stone and slate.

We fabricate everything in our Kendal workshop, so the letters that go up on your building are the ones we've handled from flat sheet to finished piece — no third-party casting, no guessing at quality until it arrives. Whether it's halo-lit for a soft glow at night, face-lit for maximum visibility, or left unlit and simply well made, the process is the same: template the building, cut the letters, finish them properly, fit them properly.

Sun Signs designs, fabricates and installs built-up letters from our workshop in Kendal, serving Windermere, Ambleside, Penrith, Barrow and the whole of Cumbria. Call 01539 724433 or email signs@sunsigns.co.uk for a quote.

  • Stainless steel
  • Brushed brass
  • Aluminium
  • Acrylic
  • Painted to RAL
  • Halo / face / front lit
Ridgestone brass built-up letters, hand-finished and pin-mounted
Recent work

A few sets we've made.

Brass, copper, corten and acrylic — different materials, same finish standard.

How it works

Same process, every job.

Whether it's a single name plate or a multi-site rebrand, we run it the same way.

01

Quote

Tell us what you need. We'll come back with a clear price and no surprises.

02

Design

Visuals on your building, materials chosen, fixed price.

03

Fabrication

Made here. Photographed before it leaves so you know what's coming.

04

Installation

Our team. Our access. Our liability insurance. Tidy.

Questions

What people ask us.

How long does a set of built-up letters take?

Straightforward jobs — a shop name in stainless or acrylic — are usually 2 to 3 weeks from signed-off artwork to installation. Brass and copper take longer because of the hand-finishing. Illuminated sets add a week or so for wiring and testing. We'll give you a real date at quote stage, not a vague one.

Is design included in the price?

Yes. We'll draw up a visual of the letters on your actual building so you can see scale, spacing and colour before anything is cut. There's no separate design fee for a standard set of letters — it's part of the quote.

Do built-up letters need planning permission?

Most shop and office signage counts as advertisement consent rather than full planning, and a lot of it falls under deemed consent so no application is needed. It depends on the building — listed buildings and conservation areas in places like Kendal and Ambleside are stricter. We check this as part of the survey and handle the application if one's required.

Got a set of letters in mind? Let's talk it through.